Pioneer staples: Creatures or Artifacts, Card draw or Ramp or Recursion
45 cards played in at least 2% of the 3159 Pioneer decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Badgermole Cub (20% of decks).
Main deck (40)
| # | Card | Type | % of decks | Avg. copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Badgermole Cub
 
Creature — Badger Mole
|
Creature — Badger Mole | 20.2% | 3.9 |
| 2 |
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
 
Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot
|
Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot | 10.7% | 4.0 |
| 3 |
Quantum Riddler
 
Creature — Sphinx
|
Creature — Sphinx | 8.9% | 2.7 |
| 4 |
Llanowar Elves
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 8.4% | 3.9 |
| 5 |
Elvish Mystic
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 8.3% | 3.9 |
| 6 |
Professor of Symbology
Creature — Kor Cleric
|
Creature — Kor Cleric | 7.8% | 3.7 |
| 7 |
Emptiness
 
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 6.6% | 1.0 |
| 8 |
Thundering Broodwagon
Artifact — Vehicle
|
Artifact — Vehicle | 6.5% | 2.4 |
| 9 |
Overlord of the Balemurk
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror
|
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror | 6.4% | 1.4 |
| 10 |
Vivi Ornitier
Legendary Creature — Wizard
|
Legendary Creature — Wizard | 6.3% | 3.6 |
| 11 |
The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar
|
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar | 6.1% | 1.7 |
| 12 |
Gran-Gran
Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally
|
Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally | 5.7% | 3.9 |
| 13 |
Fear of Missing Out
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
|
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare | 5.7% | 3.9 |
| 14 |
Jadzi, Steward of Fate // Oracle's Gift
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery
|
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery | 4.7% | 2.0 |
| 15 |
Yathan Roadwatcher
Creature — Human Scout
|
Creature — Human Scout | 4.7% | 1.0 |
| 16 |
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman
|
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman | 4.3% | 3.4 |
| 17 |
Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery
|
Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery | 4.3% | 1.2 |
| 18 |
Beza, the Bounding Spring
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk | 4.2% | 2.3 |
| 19 |
Monument to Endurance
Artifact
|
Artifact | 4.2% | 4.0 |
| 20 |
Tablet of Discovery
Artifact
|
Artifact | 4.1% | 4.0 |
| 21 |
Thor, God of Thunder
Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero
|
Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero | 3.5% | 2.0 |
| 22 |
Moon-Circuit Hacker
Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja
|
Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja | 3.3% | 4.0 |
| 23 |
Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant
|
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant | 3.1% | 1.6 |
| 24 |
Arclight Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix
|
Creature — Phoenix | 3.0% | 4.0 |
| 25 |
Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery
|
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery | 2.9% | 3.6 |
| 26 |
Marauding Mako
Creature — Shark Pirate
|
Creature — Shark Pirate | 2.9% | 4.0 |
| 27 |
The Sackville-Bagginses
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
|
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen | 2.8% | 3.3 |
| 28 |
Cryogen Relic
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.8% | 3.5 |
| 29 |
Arboreal Grazer
Creature — Sloth Beast
|
Creature — Sloth Beast | 2.6% | 4.0 |
| 30 |
Cauldron Familiar
Creature — Cat
|
Creature — Cat | 2.6% | 4.0 |
| 31 |
Aftermath Analyst
Creature — Elf Detective
|
Creature — Elf Detective | 2.5% | 1.9 |
| 32 |
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear | 2.5% | 4.0 |
| 33 |
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero | 2.3% | 3.4 |
| 34 |
Voldaren Epicure
Creature — Vampire
|
Creature — Vampire | 2.3% | 3.9 |
| 35 |
Faerie Miscreant
Creature — Faerie Rogue
|
Creature — Faerie Rogue | 2.2% | 4.0 |
| 36 |
Enduring Vitality
Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer
|
Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer | 2.2% | 3.8 |
| 37 |
Enduring Innocence
Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer
|
Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer | 2.1% | 3.6 |
| 38 |
Old-Growth Troll
Creature — Troll Warrior
|
Creature — Troll Warrior | 2.0% | 3.7 |
| 39 |
Cavalier of Thorns
Creature — Elemental Knight
|
Creature — Elemental Knight | 2.0% | 3.9 |
| 40 |
Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius
Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure
|
Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure | 2.0% | 3.7 |
- % of decks
- decks of the format that play it in this part
- Avg. copies
- among the decks that play it
Sideboard (9)
| # | Card | Type | % of decks | Avg. copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Soul-Guide Lantern
Artifact
|
Artifact | 19.0% | 2.0 |
| 2 |
Ghost Vacuum
Artifact
|
Artifact | 13.5% | 1.4 |
| 3 |
Quantum Riddler
Creature — Sphinx
|
Creature — Sphinx | 11.3% | 1.7 |
| 4 |
Beza, the Bounding Spring
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk | 10.3% | 1.8 |
| 5 |
Loran of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
|
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer | 6.5% | 1.2 |
| 6 |
The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar
|
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar | 4.3% | 1.8 |
| 7 |
Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant
|
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant | 3.1% | 1.3 |
| 8 |
Surrak, Elusive Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior | 2.4% | 1.6 |
| 9 |
Ledger Shredder
Creature — Bird Advisor
|
Creature — Bird Advisor | 2.2% | 3.6 |
- % of decks
- decks of the format that play it in this part
- Avg. copies
- among the decks that play it